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Think again. Lee Fields, known as "Little J.B." to his friends "throughout the global funk community," has made a valiant effort to resurrect what he considers the fallen genre of "rough, nasty and genuine" '70s funk in this album. What the album lacks in musical talent (the band and the background singer have a few problems with consistency and staying together, and Fields himself isn't exactly James Brown), it definitely makes up for in character. Funk was played to bring smiles to people's faces and motion to their feet, and Let's Get A Groove On certainly does...

Author: By Ben A. Cowan, | Title: Album Review: Let's Get A Groove On by Lee Fields | 4/16/1999 | See Source »

Think again, Lee Fields, known as "Little J.B." to his friends "throughout the global funk community," has made a valiant effort to resurrect what he considers the fallen genre of "rough, nasty and genuine" '70s funk in this album. What the album lacks in musical talent (the band and the background singer have a few problems with consistency and staying together, and Fields himself isn't exactly James Brown), it definitely makes up for in character. Funk was played to bring smiles to people's faces and motion to their feet, and Let's Get A Groove On certainly does...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Lee Fields Let's Get A Groove On Disco Records | 4/16/1999 | See Source »

When I'm finally at home, snuggled in bed with my glass of water beside me, I'm glad I ventured into the wilds of the Harvard social scene. Not only was it fun, but I feel like I've been through the rough and back again. It gives me more to talk about over brunch than writing a sophomore paper, working on a chem problem set or sitting around watching a movie...

Author: By Aparna Sridhar, | Title: Party When The Heat Is On | 4/16/1999 | See Source »

When I'm finally at home, snuggled in bed with my glass of water beside me, I'm glad I ventured into the wilds of the Harvard social scene. Not only was it fun, but I feel like I've been through the rough and back again. It gives me more to talk about over brunch than writing a sophomore paper, working on a chem problem set or sitting around watching a movie...

Author: By Aparna Sridhar, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: When the Heat is On | 4/16/1999 | See Source »

...Columbia), aims even higher: the songs are grander, more aggressive, more cinematic. Several top pop performers stop by for duets, including Puff Daddy (on the booming Hate Me Now), hip-hop-soul singer Aaliyah (on the ballad You Won't See Me Tonight) and gangsta rapper DMX (on the rough-riding Life Is What You Make...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: Staying Cool Under Fire | 4/12/1999 | See Source »

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